Financial Sense Exclusives on the Markets
11 Feb 2013
While the markets are extended on a short term basis the technical condition of the market remains in outstanding shape. 84% of the stocks in the S&P 500 are in either basing or advancing patterns.
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8 Feb 2013
Two indicators are currently suggesting caution towards the market’s short-term outlook. Caution is certainly reasonable given how overbought the markets are, though an overbought market can stay overbought and continue on longer than expected....
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7 Feb 2013
European stocks have taken a breather this week on the back of political unrest in Spain and Italy over the weekend. The market has had a nice month clear of tail risks. With the extended move in equity markets worldwide, investors are looking for...
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6 Feb 2013
The markets continue to display impressive strength though we did see a slight deterioration over last week with the market’s short-term outlook. Most of the deterioration in breadth has occurred in cyclical sectors which is likely due to some...
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5 Feb 2013
The S&P 500 closed 1.04% higher today and the Dow was up by 0.71%. Without any negative macro news from Europe and with continued stronger than expected fourth quarter earnings, the market moved higher again today.
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4 Feb 2013
Some technical measures in the market were somewhat surprising last week. After a huge spike higher you would expect all measures to show signs of being severely overbought. This is not the case. Typically we would see the call/put ratio spike to...
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1 Feb 2013
With the small cap and midcap indexes reaching all-time highs and the Dow Jones Industrial average less than 200 points away from an all-time high, the case for a new secular bull market in stocks being underway is hard to dismiss. As suggested...
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31 Jan 2013
Last week, I quickly discussed the performance in sector funds over the past month. We have new emerging leadership in energy this month while financials take a breather. I wanted to take the time to focus not only on short-term changes, but also...
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30 Jan 2013
The market continues to march higher in 2013 as short- to long-term trends and momentum for the S&P 500 remain bullish. The slight deterioration in the daily readings for MACD BUY signals as well deterioration in short-term trend strength in...
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28 Jan 2013
The market is off to another great start. For the past several years we have seen an aggressive move higher in the early part of the year and then a sharp pullback. What does 2013 have in store for us? Let’s discuss what is driving this latest...
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